Comparative moni­to­ring of dual VET in the D‑A-CH region

On the way to streng­thening the existing informal exchange between the three countries, a Europe-wide model for the training alliance and a long-term con­tri­bu­ti­on to syste­ma­ti­cal­ly securing skilled labour. 

image by AMS / Chloe Potter

 The dual VET systems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are currently being observed and analysed in very different ways. Comparable inter­na­tio­nal data is only available to a limited extent, and different survey systems as well as differing defi­ni­ti­ons and clas­si­fi­ca­ti­ons make analyses con­sider­a­b­ly more difficult. To date, com­pa­ra­ti­ve country studies have mostly been based on ad hoc analyses and indi­vi­du­al projects, which prevents con­ti­nuous and syste­ma­tic observation.

The trans­na­tio­nal research project ‘Development of com­pa­ra­ti­ve moni­to­ring of dual voca­tio­nal education and training in the D‑A-CH region’ therefore aims to establish regular, data-based moni­to­ring of deve­lo­p­ments in dual voca­tio­nal education and training in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The project develops and tests basic com­pa­ra­ti­ve data in order to create the basis for stan­dar­di­sed moni­to­ring. Initially, simple, readily available indi­ca­tors will be compiled to define common processes for data pre­pa­ra­ti­on and visua­li­sa­ti­on. This step has two central objectives:

- Checking fea­si­bi­li­ty: which data can be meaningful­ly compared with what effort and validity?

- Creation of a process guideline: A guideline is developed that syste­ma­tis­es the provision and delivery of data.

In a further step, it will be inve­sti­ga­ted whether specific indi­ca­tors that have so far only been used in one of the countries can also be used in the other countries. In addition, expe­ri­men­tal indi­ca­tors will be jointly analysed. For detailed analyses and some indi­ca­tors, selected reference occu­pa­ti­ons are used as a basis for comparison.

Once the data has been collected and checked and metho­do­lo­gi­cal chal­lenges have been analysed, the results will be prepared, published and discussed at the ‘Contact Seminar of German-speaking VET research institutes’.

The project is based on a col­la­bo­ra­ti­on between ibw – Research & Development in VET and 3s Research & Consulting in Austria (project manage­ment) with the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) in Germany and the Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training (OBS) at the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET).

Download of the first report: Indicators on dual VET 2024. Germany — Austria — Switzerland (in German)


Project: Entwicklung eines ver­glei­chen­den Monitorings der dualen Berufsbildung in der D‑A-CH Region

Contact: Jörg Markowitsch

Mail to joerg.markowitsch@3s.co.at

Client: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft

Duration: 10/2023-12/2025

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